William A. Moncure papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

William A. Moncure personal papers, 1881-1885. MS 0170. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
9 items
Creator:
Moncure, William A. (William Augustus), 1863-1947
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

William A. Moncure personal papers, 1881-1885. MS 0170. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The William A. Moncure papers (nine items) consist of eight drawings completed as class exercises while he was a VMI cadet, the bible presented to him upon his graduation from VMI by Superintendent Francis H. Smith, and a map of Caroline County, Virginia (oversized).

Biographical / historical:

William Augustus Moncure was born in 1863 in Bowling Green, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1884 and went on to become a lawyer and judge. He died in 1947 in Richmond, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks and Oversized Case 2